Family Hike and Annecy

Shelby had a couple full days with us so we explored Lausanne and took her to Parc Adventure where she faced her fear of heights.  It was so cute to see the girls encourage and coach her through the course.  She made it through a couple courses and I think she enjoyed herself!!

Getting ready for the next obstacle.

The rest of the week we relaxed after our almost month long vacation with visitors and family vacation.  That weekend we went on a family hike just east of here above Vevey.  It was around 1 hour and we tried to keep the kids going to talk of ice cream and the top.  Not sure what we were thinking, but we were off to a good start with the hike starting at a playground only to learn it was completely up hill to the point we wanted to hike to.  It wasn't too bad until we were less than 500 meters and realize the incline had increased dramatically and the talk of ice cream wasn't always enough!  We eventually made it and enjoyed some delicious ice cream before heading back down.

Sydney at the playground.

Hailey's turn!

Randy and the kids heading down the mountain.

Pretty flower boxes with Swiss flags.

The following weekend started a heat wave after what seemed to be a very cool and rainy summer.  We decided to head to Annecy, Francy for a little back to school shopping and to take a boat out on the lake to keep cool.  It was an absolutely beautiful day and after finding the girls backpacks it was time for some fun on the lake.  We ended up with a motor boat which was a pleasant surprise since we weren't sure what we were getting because of the language barrier.  At least the guy that explained how to run the boat spoke english : )

Randy and Aaron relaxing on the boat.

Beautiful scenery with the lake and mountains.

The heat continued into our last full week of summer before school started.  Stay tuned for pictures from Hailey's circus camp and first day of school!